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YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, ARMENPRESS. The actions of the gunmen were directed exclusively against the statehood of Armenia, Garnik Isagulyan – “National Security” party chairman told reporters, commenting on the hostage crisis in Yerevan of July.
“They attempted to undermine the Army, Police, National Security Service and in general all structures which are the foundation of statehood. Their initial slogans – social justice, equality, where just slogans, in order to be able to use a segment of the society for exclusively one goal, which is, take over power”, Isagulyan said.
Speaking about the murder of Police Colonel Artur Vanoyan, Isagulyan noted that the gunmen didn’t allow medical assistance for the Colonel for 3-4 hours, which resulted in his death. According to him, 7 of the 31 gunmen didn’t even see weapons in their lives, and others didn’t even know what actions will be carried out overnight July 17.
“The ambush on the station implied resistance and who should be the first victims, naturally, those who didn’t see weapons previously. It was unconditionally schedules, that during these actions they will sustain losses, and at the expense of the blood of the losses they would attempt to speculate and appeal to the masses to go out to the streets of Yerevan. However, this idea of theirs failed and delivered a serious blow to their further plans”, Isagulyan said.
According to Isagulyan, the rumors on concessions of lands in Nagorno Karabakh are ungrounded and are false.
“Only 10 days ago I was in Ishkanadzor with the President of Nagorno Karabakh. 18 apartments were commissioned to citizens there. In addition, we visited all communities of Nagorno Karabakh. In these territories, the President of Nagorno Karabakh gave instructions on constructing schools and kindergartens. We were in the Northern regions along with Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan, where apartments were commissioned and instructions given either. These are those regions, which some political figures talk about. Neither President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, nor President of Nagorno Karabakh Bako Sahakyan intend to surrender any land to anyone”, Isagulyan said.